Gun carriage



Dec. 18, 1928. 1,695,685

c. H. FROELICH GUN CARRIAGE; Fi led Aug. 8, I925 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR filarmlfiaelzZ/a WM @W W ahqhwm ATTORNEYS Dec. 18, 1928.

- c. H. FROELICH GUN CARRIAGE Filed Aug. 8 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 awe-13661 m QWN NN ATTORNEYS Dec. 18, 1928.

c. H. FROELICH GUN CARRIAGE Filed Aug. 8, 1925 5 She ets-Sheet 5 ATTORNEYS ILJNi HT ED' lss rarg Gait ciiRamGii- L 'Thi'sinvention relates to Wheeled gun care riages and more particularly to'the type or such carriages provided with tWo j separable trailmembers adapted to be sprea'cl apart'to 5 function asanchormeans to give thelcarriage stability 'Whenthe gun'is' fir'eel', and having p 7 p tooppose theresultant firingforcesi 1 an equalizing bar connecting said members adapted to support'the base uponWhicfhbhe top" carriage is mounted so that the stresses: of recoil shall be transmitted fequallyto the trail members vregardlessofthe uneven. State s p A bar cen-trally supports the fjbase for! thejjltop of the ground.

, Heretofore, it has,to 'ic on- 1 struct a wheeled gun carriage provided with 1 two vseparabletrail members raclapte clito be spread apart to function as anchoring means and having an equalizing bar seated thereon to support thebase upon vvhi'ch the gun car 5 riage is mounted. The trail members have been hingeclto. sleeves which. are fOfiatably mounted on the axle ancl lfixeclagainstl axial, movement In this prior construction, the equalizing bar is made telescopic and felon-.

' gates as the trail membersarespread apart muth there is a great tenclencyforithe care i 1 bodyingthe'mvention bersja're rigidly hel cl in spaceclrelation inthe,

so as'to maintain a seat and,be suppo-rtedibj said members. LYVh'en'the trailinemb'ers rest in cliitere ntplanes and the gun isi'firedina'zii'iage to swing :out of position clue to the {sliciing, connection between the equalizingbarj and the trail members Such a condition' ne-e cessitates the relaying of the gun beforesuly sequent firing and furth'ermore"does not obi" tain rigid supportnecessary' to oppose the firing forces. V V a An object of" the invention is} to Wheeled ,qun carriage'in Whichthe traillmemF provide a vertical planethrough' the axis lot the'equal i zing bar at all positions ofsairl members. g I

Another objectoffthe iiiventionis to provide a siniple'jointecl connection between. the

equalizing bar ancl each of the trail ineinbersv so th at'the parts may articulate: with respect'to each, other without relative slid r ing engagement in the longitudinal clirection v of said bar, whenfsa cl 'membersare 1n the firing positionfi' Q i v Another object oftheinventlon is to pro:

vide a Wheeled gun carriage in tvhichithe trail comprises two memberswhich aresupportec l' on the axle and adapted to be 'spread. apart to function as anchoring members vvhen the I 7 gunis to befired, saiclmemhers'beinglsupfl" ported close proximityjto the wheels when CLARENCE "HERVY memoir; o'rjflrearn'rjniinixr; jE t lsYLYMT A; i S N R 5T e *BETHLEI-I EMlSTEEL: co vri enggor. ET E EM;- PnnNsy vA1vIA.1

. be supp'qrt'etl in close proximity} tothe ania'l position said members svvivel f a'boutf the 1 equaliz ngbar and the sleeve members slidei the'eqnaliz'ing bar i's'maintaineel andfprqvl 1 a rigid support 1 for' the fgun carriage;

tlie supporting fraine foigtli wh l' ari aith l vn dj' ion, ra

abutment' -faces off a ljase meinberfl i Thebas'ef member l4 is' provicle'cl with extencledspindle ,or pivotojrjtiQIrl5 p,

in'their ;closed or traveling". position so, as o oppose lateral strains onthe axle whenitravr eling, due to t une nesiefs f g oun i a a n'cllsaidfmembers being further aclapted 'to planejof'the glifl Wheniin the firing?- p ositio f l The-P et tio com sesg n al y: 1" i a palr of tra lmembershingedto sleeve'inem-v e bcrs' ivvh ch are rotatably Land 'slicli1'1glfyje5; m nted:ontheigunaxlefi Airigid equalizing bers apiartto supp'oiti'thel carriage ring towarels'feaclr other on'fthe a'xlefandint s manner: th efgfiziecl distance between the 1n a jplane through "the points of suppo T e na el features will be mere a113 clers'to'oclfrom t'he'followifig description I i claims5ital'ren; with the drawin s, in 'vvhi'c'h Fig ljisa planvie'w ofa gun c'arr arisen eygtm carriage? I. p i i e V S Fig-1 IVS-:21. crosssectional vie 1 lineIIIfIIIihFig.4; -j. 1 i Fig. 4 is afcrossf sectional view takenfl on s hingeclendof the trail member. Y

"Referring now to. the drawings lfl repre sents the whce'ls ofa jgun carriage,havinggan e axle 11; Slee'ves'12 are revolublyancl slidg in gly inoilntedh on the "agile andfarel iite cl" in their axial,moveinena iiirtheontiva are revolublyfinounted gnthe'a le.

whic s e bl pa das s r ma ed cross member 16; TheitraiI members flare to be: receiiaedzi ill; the spherieakheziring 22 j formed infhe bl ock2 0, which is nizdgpre f I erably, in two parts. The block QOis adapted memberto'sliderin its respective slidewayponstrained V by a coil/Spring interposeddietweendifie"alont V 10 cal-ridge wl'iihfsnpep oi ts f the cr'a d'l andiguni the hinged; connections-fat; lsjandzi thejslid? porth g frame constitutes, connected'to the axle near .1

' in te art; that; ibislnob so limited; boils sus-.

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' ngem fi ibers ilb iifaildrs 1min be Seentliatjgwl en th gmilf m emg "nQho'redtoflthe wound,

ies, in[ the groimd; sinifa'ee, f the whee1s,;and 'thzitthe 1 members'are rigidly-braced; the Cross. member ryo 'r'e'siSt-j leielfel forces oqeasioned p lox ted, on the; axle in Close @Ofllll Wheels. Wit l i this 7 oonstrfltion the "super truss.) s1 genre" I -'eX t i:e-1 njft1-esai1 d whichv therefore ems suerigtlien on re inforoe tl1'e latter. 'Tl'iis is vpartie'ularlya Ventageous when the gun travels: ove uneven r while h ename iiixienfiionhi n-g bill one jform,- it will be obvious to ltliose skilled epfiibl fivari other hanges; and modi V fioe eons. Without .i dp a 11ting fi om the; spirifi t li reoig and I; desire filielt fo than-only mm dirxiiage f ax-ne}is ,provided: pegard;

each'ot li ei: byfthe-oross member tofJ-f' carriage, 'and "ai unenilief i'ei qlubly moixn'ted on said bitse memB'ef' and: engaging lnonnted'on saidfbase nzlen-lb'el homing; :arUCHIated eonnecmons Wlfllf-IBSIJ'GCFIQ the? anchoring means in order thatitheifirztnle may;

} *1neohgln'is1 n,, tliese gari nofg; b'eing 1'15 fo'ff" the {o'onfol in to ,tlie; ground independent "of the I inventionfare not shown" an dfdscribeglf in; position ofthe Wheels offtlfe. gun cagrriege. v'detail fi f Q: In "a wheeled'gunz'eerfiixge"havin 12 Wh'ilje the tfa-il fmembefs are. being; spread, aide; the "combination; of a pair-oi'jahcfiidr apart.- to the b1rolfen1inepositionLshofivn, on"? ing lnenlbefs revolnbly and'slidaljlymountedf 20 Fig.2,1they swivel on the cross member. 1,6,. on tliecarfiageaxlefli CQIOQS 1119311151651.jpinted and the sleeves 12 81 1611; f axially on like axle to each of said 'fiist'fnamjed members "11 11161"- 11* into, oontignitj witli ebufirnentfficeslfl mediatetheen'ds' thereof and 'afbasemember ofl'ghieb j 1 provide a1: support for; supported" on tlie' faxlei andf on the cross X1 ploln't' -of' giieafes 11'flex-mei-lnembeia j wllensgpid egis subjeoiedjtozfiring St-YGSSBSy' "4. ln'wi vl1 eelecl' gm czirr'iege'"havingia f axle thfe 'QOlIlbliliLfiQlI} of" a' Hair of gnehol 111gniembers revolubly and"sl db bly{mounted on the carnage axle, a;crossfn1e1nber ointed t-Jo ee ch offs-aid firsejiienled'members, and'e;

base member lnngedtofthei axle'and supported 53TH] a" .Wheeleglfgnn fog;ri -isige having" LXle; fthe, combination Hoff a pail of mnehofing anen ilo'elts ;slifda'b'l' r mounted on "the" (farri'a 'eaxle; 1 el donlbinati qn of" t'm il' mountec 011?: the palirlage faxle,

i "mein bet mounted on said axle, Qa 1 mess. melnb ef .l nonntec'lfi 011 1" said"; base member; and lia ving sphefri'o jalliends; an (1 socket" beatings for said ends carried byt he trail members, saidjs'oekefi bearings bein permmn'ently sn'aoed'f from ,7: in a wheeled, gun-' carriag having;

zjxlefth'e" colnbinationfoff ti-ail membels mounted on,v the' car rlalge-e aide, a base memmentgend ifiszassooiegtedltia imemben H 8 111 a wheeled gun catrmgefhmung an mount vd on he carriage .z xle, .zvbjase: member ed on" a,1dba member,alvertiegl'fslidWay sliding: movement between said; secondcfelesleeve member, abase'member h nged tosaidaxle, an equahzlng bar revolu'bly mounted on said base member, and-a swlvel jolntconnec-r,

-' the equalizing bers.

adapted to receive said'cross me1nber, and

means to yieldingly prevent slicl'ing'jinovem 'ent between trail members. a

{9. In a heeled gun carrlage having an axle, the combination of trail members mounted on thecarriage, axle, a base member mounted on said a xle, a cross member mounted on saidbase member and having'terminal] I I r sleeve and trail members," a cross jmeniberj spherical bearing portions, and adjustable socket bearing portions carried by theit rail members to engage said terminal bearing- 7 I V p g member} and intermediateportions of f v 1 portions.

10; The combination, with a gun having a. wheel-supported axle, of a support-mg frame" compr sing a pair of sleeve membersadapted to be-revolubly and slidably m'oun'tedon the axle,'a trail member pivoted to, each of said sleeve members, a basemember having a journal memberadapted to engage the axle, a spindle carried by base member, an, equalizing member pivotally mounted onthe;

spindle, and articulated connections between 11. In a wheeled gun-"carriage'havingflan axle, the combinationof apairof sleeve members revolubly mounted on the carriage axle and having limitedlaxial sliding movement thereon, a trial member pivotedto each versely of the axle, a pair of trail members; hinged connections-between the respective sleeve and "trail members, a cros's member journaledon the spindle, and universal connections between the ends of the c'rossfmem-v be: and intermediate portions of f'the'f trail 3 m mbers. said cross member and',sa1d' member and the trail 'mem- I trail members,-acrossmember jo'urnaled'o V "the spindle, and HIllVGlLSZtl; connectlonsie be e ti on, of laterally sl'idable: guide members io" guidefmembers ground anchoring means at.

itween saidfconnections and anchoring means,

,tudinal axisof thegun' supporting member,

113. j lhe 'combinationfwith a gun carriage 1 h aving. an;ax1e and .af-base member journaled :7 on thefaxle, of a'lsplit; trailfcomprising sleeve members movable on the axle, a spindle car; ried :bythe base 'memb er and extending transversely of the axle, a pair "of trail members, hinged connectionsbetween vthe respeetive joLirna-led on the spindle,and ba1l and socket a connections between the ends of -the cross trail members.

tween the ends of the cross memberfandint mediate portlons of the't'rail members Q, 15,111 a split-trail device for .ajgun' car-.1;

'' riage, said carriage including a wheeledyaxle" and a gun supporting member, the combiner.

the axle, of trail members having at their? forward endsarticulated eonnectionsfitogth'e l gg their? rear ends and fulcra intermediateibe.

and of Z spacing means; piy c' tally associated W th the gun supporting jinember'; and :with' p f the 'fulcra'of the trailf a'rms, torma'intain said fulcrain radial equi-distance from the longi In testimony whereofrl hereunto 'affix niyj] signature this seventeenth d y 51 1 V V CLARENCE .q p 

